Double Trouble

LEVELS

SKILLS

PLAYERS

EQUIPMENT

GETTING STARTED

Place the deck of cards in the middle of the playing area. One of the players turns over a card and the players double the number (value) of the card to arrive at the sum.

Next, the die is rolled. Players must subtract the smaller number (between the card and die) from the larger number. The first player to say aloud the correct answer collects the
card.

Example

A player chooses a 4 from the deck of cards. The players double that (4 + 4 = 8) in their heads.

A player rolls a 6 on the die. The players subtract 6 from the 8 for a total of 2.

In the event of a tie (players give the same answer at the same time), the card is left on the table and play resumes until one player says the correct answer before the other. That player will take all of the accumulated cards on the table.

Play continues until the common pile is gone. The player with the most cards is the winner.

Joanne Currah and Jane Felling have created two best-selling math game books -- Shuffling Into Math
(for teachers of grades K-3) and All Hands on Deck (grades 1-9). Each book includes simple instructions
for more than 100 math games that help children discover math concepts and reinforce math skills. Education
World is pleased to present a selection of those activities in this series.

More About Box Cars and One-Eyed Jacks

Joanne Currah and Jane Felling
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or frustrating -- for children. Joanne and Jane spend many days each year on the road as they train
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